John Denver Bench Dedication

Saturday 23rd September 2006

12 noon at Dersingham Bog, Wolferton, Norfolk.

The plaque on John's bench

Updated - view Christine's photos and Keith's photos.

Read more about John's bench on the project page.

On Saturday 23rd September at the new time of 12 noon we will meet at the English Nature Dersingham Bog car park at Wolferton, Norfolk.

Please bring a picnic & a drink preferably in a rucksak, with a waterproof, binoculars, & strong boots or shoes, with you.

We will take a short walk to the John Denver Bench for the dedication and afterwards Ashley Murray, the nature reserve manager, will take us around the SSSI site with a talk on the management, history and wildlife. This will finish around 1.00pm back at the JD bench where we can have our picnic, looking over the beautiful & peaceful countryside of Dersingham Bog. A place we can sit and remember the life of our dear friend John.

After about an hour when we are all ready, we can walk back to the car park, turn right, and go along the road to show you the small village of Wolferton. In the village is the old preserved station & signal box, the station being used by Kings & Queens etc visiting Sandringham before the line closed in 1969. There are some great looking houses & cottages we can see on the way back to the scout camp site, which we have booked for the weekend.

The campsite is a grass field surrounded by trees, with a basic hut, toilets, electricity & running water. If you would like to camp with us for the weekend, it is £1.50 per person, per night. Our caravan will be there from noon Friday 22nd till noon Sunday 24th.

At around 6.00pm we will provide a BBQ for the group at the campsite at £3.50 per person, (included, the fee for the hire of the campsite for the night) which will include tea, coffee, squash, beefburgers, hotdog, in a roll, cheese, crisps, cake & fruit. Please bring your own drinks with you if you require anything stronger eg beer, wine etc. Also it would be helpful if you could bring a foldaway chair with you and a torch.

Later on in the evening a real campfire will be lit, to sit around and have a John Denver singalong.

If you requie any help for accommodation, directions etc, please do not hesitate to contact us, we will be only too pleased to help. More information can be found on our website. We will send out a detailed map & instructions, contact phone numbers to those who are definitely attending the Dedication Day & BBQ.

Please let us know by 7th September if you can make it for the weekend, your travel and accommodation plans and so to judge how much food we require etc, the numbers in your group staying for the BBQ. Thank you.In the event the evening is a washout the BBQ will take place at our home at Heacham, which is only 20 minutes from Dersingham Bog.

Dedicated in celebration of John Denver’s life.

He will never be forgotten.

Looking forward to seeing you all for another day of friendship, thank you Paul & Val.

Paul & Val's Website John Denver Looking for Space - johndenverlookingforspace.com/welcome.HTM

Paul & Val's E-mail address - rockymountain.high27@ntlworld.com

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